Live a unique experience.

Our web development course, initially developed as an immersive 9-week bootcamp, can also be followed part-time in 24 weeks, studying some weekday evenings and Saturdays. At the end of the course, you will know how to build a robust, user-friendly app that matches users' needs and objectives, and to use the right workflow to work in collaboration with other developers.

Le Wagon: a life-changing experience

7460+ graduates

1970+ products built

430+ startups launched

Curriculum

Our course curriculum

Our web development course is designed to make you learn to code step by step, until you can build your own web applications from scratch.

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Get ready for the bootcamp

Our Web Development Course is very intense. To save time and nail it from the beginning, our students must complete the PrepWork on our custom-built platform before starting the bootcamp. This work takes around 60 hours and gives our students a basic knowledge of:

Web 101, how the web works

Terminal basic commands

Git basic commands

HTML / CSS foundations

Javascript foundations

Tech workflows and tools in a startup

Developer tools & workflow

Work with the right developer tools and workflow. Learn the basics of the command line, use a code text editor and install Ruby with a version management tool. Get familiar with most useful developer packages and learn how to version your code with git and push it on Github.

ES6

Learn ES6, your second programming language after ruby, to add dynamic behaviors to your website or update pages without reloading thanks to AJAX. Understand JavaScript fundamental concepts and learn to use all the necessary JS web tools like Babel, Webpack or yarn.

Ruby on Rails

Wrap it all together by coding your first Ruby on Rails applications. Deploy your applications in production & start coding “the Rails way”. Go deep into Rails discovering advanced concepts like nested resources, namespaces, or how to refactor an app with services or to build an API with Rails.

Cloning Airbnb in teams

Code a clone of Airbnb from scratch in 5 days. You will work in teams to learn to collaborate on Github using pull requests and deploy your apps on Heroku, using the same workflow as successful startups. Implement advanced features (payment, image upload, search, geocoding, background jobs, etc…) and learn to cover your code with tests.

Turn an idea into a product in 2 weeks

Projects Phase is the ultimate experience of the course: invent, pitch, design, code and deploy an original project in teams of 3 or 4 people during the two final weeks. You will have to go through all the process from the idea to the live app in production on a real domain name, ready to be tested on the market!

Define the Product's target users and unique value proposition

Build an interactive prototype with Figma to validate the UX

Split the work in your teams by defining and assigning user stories

Code the web application from scratch: from the back-end to the user interface

Deploy your app on a production environment

Pitch your product during the Demo Day!

Career Services

We help our students find a job by preparing them for technical interviews, organising job fairs, startup office hours and coaching sessions with tech recruiters and alumni. We have helped our 7460+ graduates find their dream job!

React.js Extension Course

After the bootcamp, all our alumni get access to Le Wagon’s one-week online extension training in React.js and Redux. A very useful course for our students who want to go deeper in front-end development or apply to front-end developer jobs.

Lifelong Access to our Online Platform

Our alumni keep a lifelong access to our online platform with 300+ challenges, 100+ hours of video lessons to re-watch any time after the bootcamp, 100+ live-codes and tutorials on real-life developer examples and 900+ flashcards to rehearse core concepts.

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Slack & Community

Our 7460+ alumni discuss every day on Le Wagon’s Slack channels after the course, getting help from our 900+ teachers, sharing tips, resources, code snippets, job offers and news from their products. An engaged and passionate tech community, all over the world.

Typical week

Our part-time format

Learn to code in 24 weeks with a tailor-made programadapted to your busy schedule.

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HomeworkWatch the lecture to prepare for next session.

On campusPair program with your classmates on coding challenges with the help of our teachers.

On campusPair program with your classmates on coding challenges with the help of our teachers.

HomeworkWatch the lecture to prepare for next session.

On campusPractice all day on challenges and projects.

Consolidate what you've learnt through live-code sessions with your teachers.

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🏠Homework

Watch the lecture to prepare for next session.

🏫On campus

Pair program with your classmates on coding challenges with the help of our teachers.

A unique experience

A taste of our program

Live a unique learning experience every week.

On campus pair-programming sessions

Meet your peers and teachers three times a week to work on coding challenges. Learn to think and solve problems like a software developer.

Online lectures and flashcards

Watch lectures at your own pace on our online platform. Grasp core concepts and prepare yourself for the next coding session. Consolidate your knowledge on a daily basis playing our Flashcards.

Hiring and networking Events

Every week, join us for events with entrepreneurs and hiring partners. Create your own network within a thriving tech scene.

Teachers

Passionate teachers

Since day one, we’ve taken teaching seriously. Great teachers inspire us to connect to topics on a profound level. Experience as a developer alone doesn’t necessarily make one an effective teacher — that’s why we’re passionate about finding not only great engineers, but deeply committed, experienced teachers.

Ricardo Otero

Ricardo has a rich background in building venture-backed products. Head of Tech at Faber Ventures evolved into him co-founding his own VC backed startup, Hoko, an AI-powered publishing tool. He is now a freelancer while lead teaching at Le Wagon.

After completing Le Wagon, Gabriele chose to make Lisbon his home and has been working here ever since. Full-stack software developer by day and Le Wagon lead in his free time, he brings the special sauce to our students' frontend mastery.

Alumni from Batch 49, he now works as a developer and is a strong member of Lisbon's community. André is patient, dynamic and always making the extra effort so that students can enjoy the bootcamp experience as much as he did.

Carlos is an invited professor at Técnico (IST), lead teacher and partner at Le Wagon Lisbon and full stack developer. In his spare time, he helps companies in creating new solutions based on innovative business models and technology.

Alumni from Lisbon's very first bootcamp in 2016 (shout out #batch28), João has been teaching with Le Wagon ever since. In the little spare time he has, João takes on freelance clients while completing his Masters in CS and Electrical Engineering.

Mariana, Communications-Consultant-turned-Web-Developer who also loves diving and traveling, joined Le Wagon as a teacher after completing the bootcamp herself. When Mariana is not teaching, she’s working as a PHP dev for her Wordpress agency.

After teaching students around the world English, Irina turned to software architecture and programming. As an alumna herself, Le Wagon did change her life. She wants to help others achieve it too by bringing her unique energy to the classroom.

Find the right financing option for you

Find out if you are eligible for special offers in Lisbon.

[Web Dev Full-time] Local's Scholarship

⚠️Eligibility: Resident in Portugal (>6 months)

We offer each scholarship recipient a €2000 discount on the total cost of Le Wagon’s tuition. We believe in making technology more open and available in order to foster creativity and develop the skills that will in turn further Portugal’s ecosystem.

Scholarships are only offered to applicants that are residents in Portugal for a minimum of 6 months. To be eligible, applicants must successfully complete Le Wagon's standard admissions process and be officially accepted.

[Web Dev Part-time & Full-time] Young Women in Tech Scholarship

⚠️Eligibility:
• Resident in Portugal (>2 years)
• Age 19 to 23 years old at the time of bootcamp

In an effort to increase the number of women in technology-related fields, we’re committing to help self-identifying young women pursue their dreams of becoming tech entrepreneurs, junior developers, and project managers.

Recipients of the scholarship cannot combine the scholarship with any other tuition reduction. All self-identifying women between the ages of 19 to 23 years old are applicable for the 50% reduction in tuition.

PUZZLE, BNI's Europa Credit brand, was born to expedite and revolutionize the way credit is granted in Portugal through a 100% online platform that aims to meet the needs of a new generation which it requires technology, speed, and flexibility.

Through PUZZLE, Portuguese nationals can receive financing on 90% of Le Wagon's bootcamp tuition for both the part-time and full-time programs.

Set up a call with our team to find out the next steps.

FAQ

Any questions about our program in Lisbon

If you got here, it means that you have questions about Le Wagon: how to apply, who can join, what you’ll learn… Good! We have the answers.

What's the local to foreigner ratio in your full-time bootcamp?

In Lisbon, we typically have 10 nationalities represented on average in our full-time bootcamp with anywhere from 40% to 60% coming from abroad (depending on the time of year).

What's the average cost of living in Lisbon?

According to previous Le Wagon Lisbon alumni who came from abroad, here's the average cost of living over the last few years -

Average cost of living (excl. rent): €557

Average rental cost (private room): €384

Average rental cost (entire flat): €984

Where should I stay in Lisbon?

Have a look at our Accommodation Support Doc for Lisbon - http://bit.ly/lx-accomodation